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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Karen Lowe Dahmen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eugene Wilson Hodges, Iv, Holly Springs, NC (US);
John Michael Walton, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kadri Tahsildoost, Bellevue, WA (US);
Filip Šebesta, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein that are capable of using multi-factor and/or inherence-based authentication to selectively enable performance of an operation prior to or during release of code. For example, a user-specific digital signature that identifies a user of a code development service is generated based at least in part on factor(s) obtained from the user as a result of initiating or receiving a request to perform an operation with regard to the code prior to or during the release of the code. Multi-factor and/or inherence-based authentication may be selectively performed based at least in part on the user-specific digital signature. The performance of the operation is selectively enabled based at least in part on whether the user is authenticated.